THE Supreme Court today (April 24) accepted a lese majeste case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against 44 former MPs of the dissolved Move Forward Party, including the former camp’s leader Pita Limjaroenrat, but decided to not suspend 10 of them who are currently People’s Party MPs, Naewna newspaper said. The court
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Supreme Court to soon consider whether to accept lese majeste lawsuit against 10 People’s MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT is scheduled for April 24 to consider whether a lese majeste lawsuit filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission against 10 People’s MPs and 34 former MPs will be formally accepted for a future ruling by court, thus prompting the current lawmaker-turned-suspects to immediately stop performing at parliament,
Read moreDozen designated People’s MPs retroactively charged with lese majeste lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DOZEN DESIGNATED People’s MPs including party leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut were today (Feb.9) retroactively charged with breaching the lese majeste law by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The anti-graft agency’s resolution unanimously adopted only a day after the general election had been held on Sunday was to take retroactive, legal action
Read morePeople’s Party set up for all 143 ex-Move Forward MPs, Natthapong named People’s leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S PARTY today (Aug. 9) registered all 143 MPs of the court-dissolved Move Forward as partisan members and named MP Natthapong Ruengpanyawut leader of the brand-new party. In an extraordinary party caucus, the People’s majority unanimously resolved to name five members of their executive board including Sarayut Jailuck as
Read moreMove Forward: Constitutional Court does not have authority to dissolve parties
WITH the Constitutional Court set to pass a ruling on a lawsuit to dissolve Move Forward Party next Wednesday (Aug.7) the party this evening (Aug. 2) outlined its defence with the key point being its contention that this court does not have the authority to dissolve parties, TV Channel 7 said. During a press
Read moreDigital wallet project could probably turn from crisis to catastrophe: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP PITA Limjaroenrat today (July 11) cautioned that the much-heralded, long-delayed digital wallet project could probably be aggravated from a crisis to a catastrophe. During today’s House floor interpellations, the former Move Forward leader said the Pheu Thai-initiated populist handout campaign might probably turn the sustained financial crisis
Read moreMove Forward urges people to judge whether senate ‘necessary’ any longer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD has repeatedly called on the people to consider and judge whether it may be “necessary” for Thailand to have the Senate any longer. Move Forward spokesperson/MP Parit Wacharasindhu today (July 9) suggested the people nationwide to decide for themselves whether it may be ultimately necessary for the
Read moreUrgent: Court orders polling agency to give additional evidence in case against Move Forward
THE Constitutional Court ordered the Election Commission to submit additional evidence in today’s (June 12) hearing of the case the agency has filed seeking dissolution of the Move Forward Party, Naewna newspaper said. Under the highly debatable charges the Move Forward is alleged to have designed to undermine rule of the country by having
Read moreMove Forward MPs tempted to defect in face of possible party dissolution
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEVERAL PARTIES HAVE clandestinely tempted Move Forward MPs to defect and join their ranks in near future if the progressive camp is dissolved by court as soon as tomorrow (June 12), according to Move Forward leader Chaithawat Tulathon. Without elaborating or identifying any specific parties by name, Chaithawat confirmed those
Read moreMove Forward won’t join Pheu Thai-led govt: Chaithawat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD WILL by no means join a Pheu Thai-led government if Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is impeached by court or steps down in foreseeable future, said Move Forward leader Chaithawat Tulathon today (May 27). The largest opposition party will definitely reject the possibility of joining the Pheu Thai-led
Read moreCertain officials could possibly be charged with misconduct over Thaksin case
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ranging from hospital doctors and the head of the Corrections Department to Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong could possibly be hit with legal action on misconduct charges over their contentious handling of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra. According to Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome,
Read moreThaksin has not been seriously ill at all: Rangsiman
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS-cum-convict on parole Thaksin Shinawatra has definitely not been as seriously ill as falsely claimed, concluded an opposition lawmaker today (Mar 28). During today’s interpellation in the House of Representatives, Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome charged that the deposed prime minister had not fallen “seriously ill”
Read morePita still most popular for PM: NIDA Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE WOULD STILL prefer former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the most popular politician for prime minister, says the latest NIDA Poll today (Mar 24). According to the NIDA Poll recently conducted for this year’s first quarter from among a total of 2,000 people from all walks of
Read moreNo Move Forward MPs stepping down to be replaced by others on party list
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO MOVE FORWARD MPs, most of whom concurrently perform as members of the opposition party’s executive board, are going to resign as elected lawmakers and be replaced by somebody else on a party list anytime soon, Move Forward spokesperson Parit Wacharasindhu said today (Mar. 19). None of the five Move
Read moreGovt urged to supplement funds for all local administrations
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MOVE FORWARD TODAY (Feb 23) advised the Pheu Thai-led government to supplement some 180 billion baht in funding to all local administrations nationwide to add to the same amount readily available for use by them for the time being. Given today’s national economic situation which is apparently taking a
Read moreStop creating new monsters, don’t repeat October event: Rangsiman
WITH detractors now accusing Move Forward Party of being linked to the activists who honked a car horn at a royal motorcade on Feb. 4 because some members had been the bail bond agent for activists in the past, the party’s spokesman Rangsiman Rome urged the public to not create new monsters in the
Read moreMove Forward MP dares army to announce army-run business revenue
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP JIRAT Thongsuwan today (Jan.29) dared the army to give a press conference on how tens of billions of baht in revenue collected yearly from the army-run businesses may have gone unannounced. Jirat was responding to allegations that he had forged an official document, called Sor Dor 43,
Read moreChaithawat need not be replaced as Move Forward leader: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER MOVE FORWARD leader Pita Limjaroenrat said today (Jan.25) his successor Chaithawat Tulathon need not be replaced by him anytime soon and that he himself is not looking for the opportunity to return as leader of the progressive party, either. After a six-month suspension by court from doing his MP
Read moreGovt urged to get ready for a flood of Myanmar refugees
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESSED today (Jan.18) to get prepared for a probable influx of refugees fleeing fighting across the border from the war-torn Myanmar where many townships have reportedly been seized by armed ethnic rebels. During a weekly interpellation at parliament, Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome called on the Pheu
Read morePM taken to task over Thaksin case during budget debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Jan.3) taken to task for allegedly doing nothing about de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra since he returned from self-exile abroad last year. During today’s budget debate at parliament, former deputy prime minister-cum-former commerce minister Jurin Laksanavisit took the floor to
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